title: [Tuberculous otitis media].
abstract: Report of a case of middle ear tuberculosis in an elderly woman with a chronic discharging ear withstanding the common treatment. The diagnosis could be made through examination of the pieces taken at surgery (tympanoplasty). The A. advice is to arouse suspicion when findings compatible with tubercular otitis are encountered, in order to treat wisely the patient and avoid complications.
authors.affiliation: Servicio O.R.L., Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruiz Giner
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fortuny
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Iranzo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sarroca
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Palomar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
vernacular_title: Otitis media tuberculosa.